Previously Funded Researchers

Mohamed Abazeed, M.D., Ph.D.

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Mapping and Exploiting the Subclonal Architecture of Lung Adenocarcinoma

Mario Acunzo, PhD

Virginia Commonwealth University

Using New Technologies to Examine Molecular Mechanisms of Lung Cancer Drug Resistance

Dennis Adeegbe, Ph.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Boosting Immune Activity in the Fight Against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

John Aitchison, PhD

Seattle Children's Hospital

Identifying Nanobody Proteins to Neutralize COVID-19 Viruses

Ayobami Akenroye, MB ChB, MPH, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Metabolomic Profiles of Patients with Severe Asthma on Inhaled Corticosteroids and on Omalizumab

Gheath Alatrash, DO, PhD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Can CAR-T Cell Therapy Be Used to Treat Lung Cancer?

John Albeck, Ph.D.

University of California, Davis

Learning How the Body Repairs Damaged Lung Epithelium

Mehdi Alilou, Ph.D.

Case Western Reserve University

Novel Nodule Vessel Features to Predict Response to Lung Cancer Therapies

Kerri Aronson, MD

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Improving Patients’ Knowledge About Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Elnaz Atabakhsh, Ph.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Gene Mutation Makes Lung Cancer Less Responsive to Treatment

Karim Bahmed, Ph.D.

Temple University

Protecting Alveolar Cells in Emphysema

Audreesh Banerjee, M.D.

University of Pennsylvania

How Class of Drugs Decreases Airway Hyperresponsiveness

Xiaoyong Bao, Ph.D.

University of Texas Medical Branch

Developing Vaccine Against Virus That Can be Deadly in Children

Alan P. Baptist, MD, MPH

University of Michigan

Evaluating Behavioral Intervention to Improve Asthma in Older Adults

Joseph Barbi, Ph.D.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Will Blocking a Nerve Protein Help Stop Lung Tumor Growth?

Christina Barkauskas, MD

Duke University

Testing Tapeworm Drug Against COVID-19 Virus

R. Graham Barr, MD, DrPH

The Trustees of Columbia University in NYC

The Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R) CT Study

Nora Barrett, M.D.

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Understanding Role Receptor Involved in Lung Inflammation Plays in Asthma

Robert Barrington, Ph.D.

University of South Alabama

Gaining Insight into Rare Lung Disease, APAP

Anthony Baughn, Ph.D.

Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Unraveling the Mystery of Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis

Stephen Baylin, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Novel Model Aids Understanding of How Smoking Causes Lung Cancer

Gillian Beamer, VMD, DACVP, Ph.D.

Tufts University

Seeking to Identify Genes That Contribute to TB

Tishra Beeson, DrPH, MPH

Central Washington University (CWU)

Keys to Prevention: Reducing Community Spread of COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities

Alfonso Bellacosa, MD, MHS

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Improving Response Rates of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Patrick Belvitch, M.D.

University of Illinois at Chicago

Preventing Leaky Blood Vessels in the Lungs in ARDS

Daniel Belz, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Can Healthy Diet Reduce Risk of COPD Rehospitalization?

Elizaveta Benevolenskaya, PhD

University of Illinois at Chicago

Why Do Some Cancer Cells Persist Despite Treatment for EGFR Lung Cancer?

Cristine Berry, M.D.

University of Arizona

Does Early-Life Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Increase COPD Risk?

Ankit Bharat, M.D.

Northwestern University

The Role of Carbon Dioxide in Stopping Lung Healing After Lung Cancer Surgery

Mallar Bhattacharya, M.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Blunting Airway Constriction in Asthma